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Abandoned high school in Natomas won’t be finished anytime soon. Here’s why.

11:57 AM

Did an innocent man die in prison for one of the East Area Rapist’s crimes?

Crime - Sacto 911

Did an innocent man die in prison for a murder committed by the East Area Rapist?

9:05 AM

Mother of man killed by Sacramento County Sheriffs deputies files federal lawsuit seeking wrong death damages

He threw a rock, deputies shot and killed him. Right or wrong? What is taking so long?

3:55 AM

Uber users beware. This vomit scam can happen to you

It’s called vomit fraud. And it could make your Uber trip really expensive

7:22 AM

The Ferguson fire continues to burn on the north side of Highway 140 and the Merced River in Mariposa County, Calif., Saturday, July 21, 2018. The fire was steadily growing Saturday after two more firefighters were injured while battling the flames in blazing summer heat to protect mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada. The Ferguson fire was churning northward within Sierra National Forest, sending up smoke that obscured valley views in the park. Yosemite remained open, but one of its scenic routes, Glacier Point Road, was closed to stage firefighters. (Andrew Kuhn/The Merced Sun-Star via AP)

Ferguson Fire expands to 30,493 acres. Time until full containment still unknown

2:03 PM

Los Angeles Police SWAT officers escort a group of people who were held for their safety by police across businesses surrounding a Trader Joe’s supermarket, after a gunman held dozens of people hostage inside the store before surrendering to police in Los Angeles Saturday, July 21, 2018.

Gunman in Trader Joe’s standoff looking at murder charge

2:27 PM

This will give you goosebumps: thousands state-wide come together to sing joyfully

Music News & Reviews

‘Who would want to miss this?’ Singers in Sacramento help set statewide record

7:23 PM

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How to see the 2018 Perseid meteor shower

12:26 PM

Boat design, disregard for life jackets led to duck boat deaths, traumatized survivors say

2:15 PM

Anthony Anderson under investigation amid assault accusations; ‘black-ish’ actor denies charges

8:20 AM

She mailed meth to a prisoner, cops say. She left notes on mailing meth to prison inside

9:08 AM

He played ‘hide and seek’ from cops in a clothes dryer, Washington police say

12:00 PM

Abandoned high school in Natomas won’t be finished anytime soon. Here’s why.

11:57 AM

Did an innocent man die in prison for one of the East Area Rapist’s crimes?

Crime - Sacto 911

Did an innocent man die in prison for a murder committed by the East Area Rapist?

9:05 AM

Mother of man killed by Sacramento County Sheriffs deputies files federal lawsuit seeking wrong death damages

He threw a rock, deputies shot and killed him. Right or wrong? What is taking so long?

3:55 AM

Uber users beware. This vomit scam can happen to you

It’s called vomit fraud. And it could make your Uber trip really expensive

7:22 AM

The Ferguson fire continues to burn on the north side of Highway 140 and the Merced River in Mariposa County, Calif., Saturday, July 21, 2018. The fire was steadily growing Saturday after two more firefighters were injured while battling the flames in blazing summer heat to protect mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada. The Ferguson fire was churning northward within Sierra National Forest, sending up smoke that obscured valley views in the park. Yosemite remained open, but one of its scenic routes, Glacier Point Road, was closed to stage firefighters. (Andrew Kuhn/The Merced Sun-Star via AP)

Ferguson Fire expands to 30,493 acres. Time until full containment still unknown

2:03 PM

Los Angeles Police SWAT officers escort a group of people who were held for their safety by police across businesses surrounding a Trader Joe’s supermarket, after a gunman held dozens of people hostage inside the store before surrendering to police in Los Angeles Saturday, July 21, 2018.

Gunman in Trader Joe’s standoff looking at murder charge

2:27 PM

This will give you goosebumps: thousands state-wide come together to sing joyfully

Music News & Reviews

‘Who would want to miss this?’ Singers in Sacramento help set statewide record

7:23 PM

Local

Meet many of the cats and dogs waiting for their forever home. They could be yours - for free.

Animal shelters are killing fewer cats and dogs in Sacramento. Is this approach sustainable?

Sacramento’s animal shelters are facing a population crisis. Shelters are full beyond capacity, and animals literally are being given away. Shelters in the capital city and across the country are putting fewer animals to death than ever before. But is this “no kill” approach sustainable?

Local

‘Very, very unusual’: 50 car break-ins in 24 hours near Galleria mall and across Roseville

One man killed, another injured after gunfire erupts outside a house party in Dixon

Aerial insecticide sprayings set for Sacramento-area neighborhoods at risk from West Nile

Sports

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 18th green after the final round for the 147th British Open Golf championships in Carnoustie, Scotland, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)

Ice-cold Molinari repels a slew of challengers at Carnoustie

Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner needed a mistake or two from Francesco Molinari to stand a chance of winning a wild British Open, but it didn't happen.

Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano dies at 56

Cheers and tears (and free beer) as family, triathletes toast last Eppie’s Great Race

'The Chucky spirit is back': Inside Jon Gruden’s raucous Raiders party

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a political newcomer, talks to reporters in New York on June 27. Ocasio-Cortez unseated Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowley, a 20-year incumbent.

Centrist Dems begin arguing against far-left agenda as 2020 play

Centrist Democrats met this week seeking to convince potential presidential candidates they don’t have to embrace key policies of the party’s liberal base

Interior Secretary Zinke visits reservoirs, signaling federal interest in water fight

California's teacher pension fund beats its investment goal for second straight year

Fake, misleading social media posts exploding globally, Oxford study finds

Opinion

FILE - In this Sunday, March 11, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Los Angeles. On Sunday, July 1, 2018, James announced he would be joining Ball and the Lakers to try and dethrone the Golden State Warriors and grow his own legacy. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

California needs more Lonzos, not LeBrons

The arrival of LeBron James is a high-profile symptom of one of our state’s big problems: California favors older, wealthier outsiders over our younger, homegrown compatriots, and it’s struggling to hold on to people like new Lakers teammate, Lonzo Ball.

Islamaphobia isn’t just wrong. It’s making Muslims sick

Trump and Putin are out to end democracy. Are you going to let them get away with it?

Laws must keep up with more wildfires

The website, TheCaliforniaRepublican, seen above, purports to be a news website but is in fact a campaign vehicle for Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Several members of Congress, including those who have complained about Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign that has included fake news stories, have set up campaign sites that look like straight news. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and the Missouri Democratic Party are among those who do

In Depth

New tactic by politicians: Set up fake news websites as a campaign gambit

Blogs & Columns

Crime - Sacto 911

Stockton ice cream vendors have been shot, pistol-whipped and bludgeoned since June

Crime - Sacto 911

Bicyclist killed, suspect arrested in early morning hit-and-run on Highway 160

Crime - Sacto 911

Cal Expo monorail offline after electrical mishap during State Fair maintenance run

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